{"id":897,"date":"2026-01-07T06:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=897"},"modified":"2026-01-11T06:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:36:35","slug":"new-cars-sales-show-record-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"NEW CARS SALES SHOW RECORD NUMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Mzansi <\/strong>recorded a total of 596 818<\/strong> new vehicle sales for the period between January<\/strong> and December 2025<\/strong>. These include Passenger Cars<\/strong>, Light Commercial Vehicles (bakkies, panel vans), Medium Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (trucks and buses). This is the highest number in 10 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is how each Passenger Car and LCV manufacture<\/strong>r performed during December 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. TOYOTA (including Lexus and Hino) – 12 683 units<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (including Audi) 4 986<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. SUZUKI – 4 961<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. HYUNDAI – 3 051<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. FORD – 2 940<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. GWM (including Haval, Tank and Ora) – 2 453<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. CHERY – 2 249<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. ISUZU – 1 639<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. KIA – 1 508<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. JETOUR – 1 371<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. OMODA AND JAECOO – 1 317<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. RENAULT – 1 304<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. MAHINDRA – 1 234<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. NISSAN – 1 011<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. BMW GROUP (including MINI) \u2013 843<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. STELLANTIS (including Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep, Leapmotor, Peugeot, and Opel) – 524<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. MERCEDES-BENZ – 414<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. MG – 387<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. FOTON – 308<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. HONDA \u2013 319<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. JAC – 233<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. MAZDA – 235<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. BAIC – 213<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. JLR (including Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover) – 200<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. CHANGAN \u2013 150<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. MITSUBISHI – 128<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. PORSCHE – 83<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. SUBARU – 66<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. VOLVO – 61<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. PROTON – 2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. SCUDERIA (Ferrari) – 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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